by allan tong for FILMbutton Freda Kelly had a job in the sixties that millions of girls around the world would have killed for: she ran The Beatles’ fan club. A fan, but not a fanatic, Kelly was just 17 when she landed the coveted job right before The Fab Four launched into super stardom […]
from GAT (Toronto, Canada) – Indiecan Entertainment has acquired the Canadian distribution rights to the feature length documentary, THE GHOSTS IN OUR MACHINE, directed by Liz Marshall (Water On The Table) which had its much anticipated World Premiere last night to a standing ovation. Produced by Nina Beveridge and Liz Marshall, THE GHOSTS IN OUR […]
from ampr White Pine Pictures is proud to present the Canadian premiere of FIGHT LIKE SOLDIERS DIE LIKE CHILDREN at the 2013 Hot Docs International Documentary Film Festival. This special presentation comes hot on the heels of its sold out screenings at the prestigious IDFA in Amsterdam and the Full Frame Documentary Film Festival in […]
from vkpr HOT DOCS ANNOUNCES 2013 LINE UP – 205 DOCUMENTARIES FROM 43 COUNTRIES TO SCREEN AT NORTH AMERICA’S LARGEST DOC FEST Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival announced its full film line-up for the upcoming 20th edition, April 25 – May 5, at a press conference this morning at the Bloor Hot Docs Cinema […]
from hot docs The International Documentary Challenge is coming up quick! Now in its 7th year, the Doc Challenge takes place March 1-5, 2012 with registration now open to filmmakers worldwide. Sign Up Now The premise is simple; filmmakers will push their skills to the limit by making a short (4-7 minute) documentary in just […]
from hot docs BEST OF HOT DOCS IN WINNIPEG NOVEMBER 11 TO 13 Hot Docs and partners the National Screen Institute, On Screen Manitoba and Doc Winnipeg are pleased to present the Best of Hot Docs , a weekend of documentary screenings, Friday, November 11 , to Sunday, November 13, at the Winnipeg Film Group’s […]
from silver docs AFI-DISCOVERY CHANNEL SILVERDOCS 2011 CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS – FINAL REMINDER! AFI-Discovery Channel Silverdocs is accepting submissions for its ninth annual Festival for only one more week! EXTENDED: Friday, March 18 (Through Withoutabox ONLY) To submit, go to silverdocs.com or withoutabox.com. All filmmakers will be notified of their status by May 23, 2011. […]
from BSDFF Missoula, MT – Big Sky Documentary Film Festival has announced the official selections for their eighth annual event to be held in Missoula, Montana February 11-20, at the Historic Wilma Theatre. The 140 film program, culled from nearly 1000 entries from all over the world will feature a live performance by indy rock […]
from hot docs Submissions for the Hot Docs Forum (formerly the Toronto Documentary Forum) are now being accepted, up until the deadline of January 21, 2011. Submit your project at http://www.hotdocs.ca/conference Submissions to Hot Docs 2011 are now being accepted, with the early deadline of December 3! Complete guidelines, FAQs and entry form are available […]
from idfa The 23rd edition of IDFA opens tomorrow with the screening of Stand van de sterren (Position of the Stars) by Leonard Retel Helmrich. The heart of Amsterdam will be home to the international documentary world until Sunday 28 November. As well as the more than 300 documentaries on the program, there will be […]